Small game hanger for hunters



March 24, 1964 J. G. HEAD 3,

SMALL GAME HANGER FOR HUNTERS Filed June 26, 1962 INVENTOR.

JAMEs GHEAD United States Patent 3,126,137 SMALL GAME HANGER FUR HUNTERSJames G. Head, Start, La. Filed June 26, 1%2, Ser. No. 205,391 6 Claims.(Cl. 224'-7) This invention relates to game carriers and moreparticularly to small game carriers for use by hunters.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a small game hangerfor hunters that will hang from the hunters belt without causingdiscomfort or clumsiness as is common with those available.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a small gamehanger for hunters that will receive the heads of the game and the gamewill depend from the device by its head.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a small game hangerbearing the above objects in mind which is of simple construction, has aminimum number of parts, is inexpensive to manufacture and efiicient inoperation.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention,reference may be had to the following detailed description taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a small game hanger for hunterscomprising the present invention; and

FIGURE 2 is a side elevational view of FIGURE 1.

Referring now more in detail to the drawing, a game hanger 10 made inaccordance with the present invention is shown to include a wire frameof double U-shaped configuration having a pair of downwardly extendingarms 12 which are bent upwards forming a pair of parallel spaced apartarms 14. A short cross bar 16 is fixedly secured at right angles betweenparallel arms 12 and 14 and the upper ends of arms 14 above cross bar 16are partially bent outward from arms 12. A cross bar 18 between theparallel arms 12 is fixedly secured between arms 12 and is in alignmentwith cross bar 16. An oval shaped leather disc 20 is secured to crossbar 18 by suitable stitching 21 thus providing a protective skin so asto minimize soiling of the hunters pants. The upper end of game hanger10 is tapered inward and is bent downward forming a U-shaped hook 22which freely receives a belt 24 secured around the hunters waist.

In operation, the small game when caught is grasped by its head by thehunter and he places it between the parallel arms 14 and 12 by spreadingthem slightly apart. When the head is received by the arms 12 and 14 theneck being smaller in diameter than the head will cause the arms 12 and14 to retain the game and thus the game depends downward from hanger 10by its head until the hunter desires to remove them. A plurality of gamemay be secured in the game hanger 10 in the described manner. When thehunter desires to remove the hanger 10 from his belt 24 he merely graspsthe arms 12 and 14 and lifts upward thus freeing hook 22 from belt 24.

It will thus be recognized that there are two sides of the frame ofhanger 10 which will secure game.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shallbe understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope ofthe present invention as defined by the appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of theUnited States is:

1. A game hanger comprising in combination a metal frame ofsubstantially elongated configuration, a substantially U-shaped hookintegral of said frame providing a means for securing said hanger to abelt of the hunter, a pair of U-shaped openings carried by said framefor receiving the heads of game, said U-shaped hook being located higherthan said U-shaped openings, a substantially oval-shaped leather discsecured to a cross bar secured between the main arms of said frames ofsaid hanger providing protection against soiling of the huntersclothing.

2. A combination according to claim 1, wherein said leather discoverlaps said frame of said hanger and is secured to said cross barbetween said main members of said hanger by a plurality of stitches ofcord made of suitable material.

3. A combination according to claim 2, wherein a pair of cross memberssecured between each U-shaped side of said frame of said game hangerprovides positive holding for the outer arms of said hanger when saidarms forming a slot receive the heads of a plurality of game.

4. A combination according to claim 3 wherein said hanger has an upperend which is substantially U-shaped and frictionally engages the belt ofa hunter and is frictionally and slidably removable from the belt of thehunter when desired.

5. The combination according to claim 4 wherein said frame has a pair ofU-shaped sides, said U-shaped sides being parallel to each other forreceiving a plurality of game heads therebetween.

6. A combination according to claim 5 wherein said disc engages saidrear parallel arm when said game hanger is worn by said hunter and theouter arms forming gamehanging loops of U-shaped configuration are bentoutward and parallel to each other above a cross bar in alignment withsaid cross bar member secured to the upper edge of said disc.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS633,550 Hoffman Sept. 19, 1899 1,212,087 Mikell Jan. 9, 1917 1,777,543Bashe et al. Oct. 7, 1930 2,320,067 Caughren May 25, 1943 2,788,164Gibney Apr. 9, 1957

1. A GAME HANGER COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A METAL FRAME OFSUBSTANTIALLY ELONGATED CONFIGURATION, A SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED HOOKINTEGRAL OF SAID FRAME PROVIDING A MEANS FOR SECURING SAID HANGER TO ABELT OF THE HUNTER, A PAIR OF U-SHAPED OPENINGS CARRIED BY SAID FRAMEFOR RECEIVING THE HEADS OF GAME, SAID U-SHAPED HOOK BEING LOCATED HIGHERTHAN SAID U-SHAPED OPENINGS, A SUBSTANTIALLY OVAL-SHAPED LEATHER DISCSECURED TO A CROSS BAR SECURED BETWEEN THE MAIN ARMS OF SAID FRAMES OFSAID HANGER PROVIDING PROTECTION AGAINST SOILING OF THE HUNTER''SCLOTHING.